jeanne.hamming
english.dept.
centenary.college
jhamming@centenary.edu
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english/comm.282a: multimedia writing and literature
MW|2:00-3:15|JAC 113/JAC 305 (lab)
office.hours: MWF 10-11, MW 1-2
(or by appointment)

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syllabus (click here to view)

week

schedule of readings and assignments

8.23, 8.25

INTRODUCTION TO COURSE

M. Introduction|Review Syllabus

W. Lecture: Technologies of Communication | Reading: Is Google Making me Stupid <found online here>

8.30, 9.1

M. Lecture: Technologies of Communication, cont | Lecture: What is Multimedia?

W. Reading: Coover <found on edmodo>

9.6, 9.8

M: Labor Day Recess

W. Lecture on Visual Rhetorics and The Visual Display of Quantitative information

9.13, 9.15

M. (Meet in Lab) Nurse's Song in-class activity | Explore Blake Archive: Analyze specific plates from Songs of I & E | Listen to Songs

W. (Meet in Lab) Explore Blake Archive <found online here> | Assignment: Partner Presentations: Visual analysis of Blake

9.20, 9.22

M. (Meet in Lab) Explore Blake Archive (work on presentations)

W. Blake presentations

9.27, 9.29

M. Blake presentations

W. Blake presentations (overflow) | Essay Assignment: Critical Analysis of Blake

10.4, 10.6

M. Library Research Day + Optional Conferences for Blake Assignment (in my office)

W. Essay Due: Critical Analysis of Blake | Lecture: Introduction to E-lit and Media-Specific Analysis (MSA)

10.11, 10.13

M. E-lit Analysis: "Cruising," "open.ended," "The House," Storyland, All Roads <all available on the Electronic Literature Organization website here> | Reading: Stephanie Strickland's "Born Digital" <found online here>

W. E-lit Analysis:Who is Flora <found online here>, Ruben and Lullaby (download on iPhone for class), "Deep Philosophical Questions" and "Lord's Prayer" <found online here> | Critical Reading: John Cayley's "Writing on Complex Surfaces" <found online here> | Essay Assignment: MSA of E-lit

10.18, 10.20

M. (Meet in Lab) Workshop: MSA of E-lit

W. (Meet in Lab) Workshop: MSA of E-lit

10.25, 10.27

M. Essay Due: MSA of E-lit | Reading: House of Leaves

W. Reading: House of Leaves

11.1, 11.3

M. Reading: House of Leaves

W. Reading: House of Leaves

11.8, 11.10

M. Reading: House of Leaves | Assignment: MSA of House of Leaves

W. (Meet in Lab) Brainstorm for HofL Analysis, HofL forum <found online here>, Poe

11.15, 11.17

M. Optional Conferences for HofL Assignment (in my office)

W. Essay Due: MSA of HofL | Lecture: Tufte's Cognitive Style of Power-Point | Pecha Kucha | Assignment: Pecha Kucha presentation

Thanksgiving Break: November 20-28

11.29, 12.1

M. (Meet in Lab) workshop: Pecha Kucha presentations

W. Pecha Kucha presentations

12.6, 12.8
(PREP)

M. Pecha Kucha presentations

W. Pecha Kucha presentations (overflow) | Review for Final Exam

FINAL

Date TBA

syllabus (click here to view)

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